x^2+10x+21=961

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Solution for x^2+10x+21=961 equation:


Simplifying
x2 + 10x + 21 = 961

Reorder the terms:
21 + 10x + x2 = 961

Solving
21 + 10x + x2 = 961

Solving for variable 'x'.

Reorder the terms:
21 + -961 + 10x + x2 = 961 + -961

Combine like terms: 21 + -961 = -940
-940 + 10x + x2 = 961 + -961

Combine like terms: 961 + -961 = 0
-940 + 10x + x2 = 0

Begin completing the square.

Move the constant term to the right:

Add '940' to each side of the equation.
-940 + 10x + 940 + x2 = 0 + 940

Reorder the terms:
-940 + 940 + 10x + x2 = 0 + 940

Combine like terms: -940 + 940 = 0
0 + 10x + x2 = 0 + 940
10x + x2 = 0 + 940

Combine like terms: 0 + 940 = 940
10x + x2 = 940

The x term is 10x.  Take half its coefficient (5).
Square it (25) and add it to both sides.

Add '25' to each side of the equation.
10x + 25 + x2 = 940 + 25

Reorder the terms:
25 + 10x + x2 = 940 + 25

Combine like terms: 940 + 25 = 965
25 + 10x + x2 = 965

Factor a perfect square on the left side:
(x + 5)(x + 5) = 965

Calculate the square root of the right side: 31.064449134

Break this problem into two subproblems by setting 
(x + 5) equal to 31.064449134 and -31.064449134.

Subproblem 1

x + 5 = 31.064449134 Simplifying x + 5 = 31.064449134 Reorder the terms: 5 + x = 31.064449134 Solving 5 + x = 31.064449134 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + x = 31.064449134 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + x = 31.064449134 + -5 x = 31.064449134 + -5 Combine like terms: 31.064449134 + -5 = 26.064449134 x = 26.064449134 Simplifying x = 26.064449134

Subproblem 2

x + 5 = -31.064449134 Simplifying x + 5 = -31.064449134 Reorder the terms: 5 + x = -31.064449134 Solving 5 + x = -31.064449134 Solving for variable 'x'. Move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-5' to each side of the equation. 5 + -5 + x = -31.064449134 + -5 Combine like terms: 5 + -5 = 0 0 + x = -31.064449134 + -5 x = -31.064449134 + -5 Combine like terms: -31.064449134 + -5 = -36.064449134 x = -36.064449134 Simplifying x = -36.064449134

Solution

The solution to the problem is based on the solutions from the subproblems. x = {26.064449134, -36.064449134}

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